Shuswap-Revelstoke

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Shuswap-Revelstoke was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding was formed from a merger of the Revelstoke riding with the Shuswap riding. The successor riding for the Revelstoke area is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke riding.

For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts).

1 Demographics
2 Political geography
3 Notable elections
4 Notable MLAs
5 Electoral history
6 Source

[edit] Demographics

Population, 1976
Population change, 1976-1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Political geography

[edit] Notable elections

[edit] Notable MLAs

[edit] Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Leonard Bawtree	10,008	45.04%		unknown
	New Democrat	William Stewart King	10,654	47.95%		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	Harold A. Smiley	1,557	7.01%		unknown
Total valid votes			22,219	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			293
Turnout			%

33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	William Stewart King	12,340	45.56%		unknown
	Social Credit	Michael C. Clifford	14,102	52.07%		unknown
	Liberal	Basil Edward Studer	642	2.37%		unknown
Total valid votes			27,084	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			320
Turnout			%

34th British Columbia election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Constance Katherine (Connie) Harris	397	1.64%		unknown
	Social Credit	Michael C. Clifford	12,302	50.72%		unknown
	New Democrat	Gordon S. Priestman	10,768	44.40		unknown
	Liberal	Basil Edward Studer	786	3.24%		unknown
Total valid votes			24,253	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			452
Turnout			%

Following the 1986 election the area was redistributed. The Shuswap area became the Shuswap riding while the Revelstoke area became part of Columbia River-Revelstoke.